Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current, June 21, 1973, Image 13

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Newspaper Page Text2 - S A N D Y (O re.) POST Thur» . June 21. 1973 (Sec. 2 ) Timber prices reflect home costs A Jack Mahaffy. builder, says that people must learn to live together The tendency to want homes isolated on large tracts of land is not feasible, he says In talking to the Gresham R eal E s ta te M a rk e tin g Association Thursday. Mahaffy said that people who move to areas with wide open spaces soon learn that the cost is high People learn that they cannot afford to buy the surrounding land to maintain open space Then there comes the co6t of building schools and a sewage system Mahaffy says that there must be a greater effort to keep the cost of homes from getting too expensive Lumber costs are a big factor in the increased cost of homes, he said Japan is outbidding U.S. builders because it is struction strike. The intersection got Its name Blood Alley' following several deaths caused by accidents. ( Post photo' WORK IS again progressing on the Boring Rd interchange. "Blood Alley" The work was started over a year ago. and moat recently has been delayed by a con Berry pickers happy R aspb erry pickers are happy The crop is good and the berries are large The rain cam e at the right tim e How ever, because of the previous hot w eather the season will be shorter but the tonnage normal Reed Ellis of the Gresham farm labor office said Wed nesday morning he was about 100 pickers short on orders that have come to his office The F la v -R -P a c plant in Gresham closed last year but there are still enough packing plants to handle the crops. Lyski said Some of the workers went to other plants and some were left without jobs in the industry Thick, juicy, USDA Choice Sirloin Steak The State of Washington is against the bill because there much of the tim ber is owned by the state In Oregon the timber is largely owned by the federal government Also Washington uses the sale of timber for school support It totalled $65 million last year Japan is another front is now buying Mahaffy said making large H a w a ii and nations com peting on Japanese money mills in Oregon. Also Japan is investments in other foreign A nother w o rld supply of lu m b er m ay come from Siberia. Mahaffy said He said South A m e ric an lu m b e r is plentiful but it is hard to work with because it twists Mahaffy, a home builder himself, is a national vice president of National Home Builders Association He sees other dangers to the building industry He fears the added coat of ¡abor Also he warns that there is now talk that home builders must guarantee their homes for 10 years Presently, the buyer is given no days to find im perfection ’ CELEBRATIONS SA Lt PRICES EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE compare SUPER RICH A full day science workshop at MHCC was held June 8 for G resham H ig hlan d G rade School sixth graders, groups C and D Groups A and B had attended the workshop earlier in the school year The MHCC science depart ment opened their facilities to the Highland students, creating a learning situation for the sixth graders One of the must popular talks was a planetarium show and solar observatory presentation given by Bob Anderson. MHCC faculty member Other demonstrations from 21st HEATHER THROUGH WED. JUNE This week s Lesson-Sermon at First Church of Christ. Scientist explores the subject. "Is the Universe, Including M an , E volved by A tom ic Force’ ” The Bible states. “ Of old hast thou laid the foun dation of the earth and the heavens are the work of thy potatp. crisp salad and the nicest waitresses in to w n ' 11 to 9 Mon. thru Wed. 9 to 10 Thurs., thru Sun spectroscope and matching the spectrum or light “ finger print” to a chart of identified spectrum Students worked Tried our Service? with the concept of radioac tiv ity by m easuring the radiation of fam iliar household A ll Types of T V and Electronic Service for East C ounty residents objects, as well as radioactive elem ents, using a G eiger counter D ave K orw in of M HCC presented geology specimens and answ ered the sixth graders questions about them Call the Best Eastmont TV ooo The word “astronaut” is of Greek origin and translates literally into star sailor. 2 7 th HANGING BASKETS IVY GERANIUMS F LOW SPREADING Reg. 1.50 Anniversary Price $ l0 p u rc h « e WITH eVEBY > 5 96 Free Rhododendron « NEW LAWN FERTILIZER S atu rd ay and Sunday June 2 3 -2 4 ANNUALS STOPS SLUGS AND SNAILS • Patum aa • M a rita to » TOMATO PLANTS • Baponta» * L ab alia • A ly w u m S plant» m tra y jg/ 1 6 th A n n tv a n a ry Special C 2-16* 4 Values to 5.00 Values to 8 0 0 N u tr ie n t » in I M ly ’t S u p e r H k .P i X» ere M o w r e le e w to r »afe, lo n g t e r n i fe e d in g w it h o u t b u r n in ? Lodgepole Pin Pressure-T rested Posts Have a Projected J Service A Life of £ 35 Years or More. They W ill Outlast Other Wood Pressure-Treated POSTS B $139 M C W Posts & Even Metal 1 E D R A # ,HG SUNJAV Qmtities of 100 or «ore . . . ea. ’1” OTHER PRESSURE-TREATED POSTS ROUND r DWYER BARKDUST i s cu ft. b«e x 4” x 4” x 4" x 4" x 5 x 6 x 7 x 8 Ft Ft Ft Ft. RHODY'S Valua» to » 9 5 ORTHO WEED-B-GON A n n tv a n a ry Prtca Annnraraery Price $2*7 57‘ Ss Gin certvkati •D e a » not harm lawn (ravia» whan mag corracdy. accori t" ( ta Svactiens 4 3 X a n for the prtca of 32 i n Tomatoes up to 2 lbs. each Up to 3 times more roses. 5 to 6 ft. gladsinstant action SQUARE 4" 4" 4" 4" firry K A i£ You Need Not Be A Member To Buy Gresham Co-op » » 665 7212 18 40 0 S E Division L IL L Y » hands ’ From the Christian Science textbook. "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by M ary Baker Eddy this passage will be used, “ The true theory of the universe, including man. is not in material history, hut in spiritual development 17937 SE Stark at 181st 666-5696 the d ep artm en t included separating light rays using a JP ___ GRASS SEED Toast; p lu m p baked ooo 1 find as I am older grown- Ihstaste of some things I have known Dorothy B Robbins Students attend FEED* Butter-luscious Lobster Tails Plus kanch House Such regulations would add tremendously to the cost of a hom e, he said A ppliance dealers also may be required to extend their warranties All these factors will increase the cost of owning a home. Mahaffy said He said one problem is that the strawberry and raspberry crops are overlapping The picker shortage is in the rural areas. Pleasant Home. Kelso. Sandy and Boring areas Some pickers don’t like to drive that far. Ellis said Housing is lim ite d and available in Clackamas County only. Berry acreage has decreased in the area in the past five years According to Carl Lyski. a m ajor grower, strawberry acreage is now about 60 per nent and raspberry acreage about 75 per cent of five years ago Steak & Lobster No shortage of pickers was reported paying more for tim ber than the finished lumber costs in the US. He believes Sen Bob Pack- wood s b ill co n tro llin g log exports to Japan w ill pass but this will not be the full answer clothesline art exhibit by a m a te u r a rtis ts w ill be featured at Blue Lake Park Sunday Paintings will I m * on display from l l a m to 5 p m NURSERY OPEN DAILY 8 a .m . to 8 p.m SUNDAYS 9 a .m . to 6 p.m • S.E. 6 0 th & P o w ell 7 7 7 1421 • S . E . 1 65 th & Stork 252 7736 I